FDCH e-Media Implements TeleKnowledge's Total-e Content-TM- as its Content Commerce Engine; Leading Content distributor to use platform to manage billing and royalty payments.Business/Technology Editors FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002 TeleKnowledge, the developer of the leading Content Commerce platform for fee-based providers, today announced that its Total-e Content application has been selected by FDCH FDCH Federal Document Clearing House e-Media to deliver its billing and royalty management solution. FDCH e-Media is a leading player in the multimedia content market, providing a range of services from the creation and editing of digital text, to the integration of text with video and audio, to the delivery of these content products to a diverse set of end users and content resellers. FDCH e-Media also enjoys an exclusive relationship with the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. , the leading provider of syndicated news and information to publications across the world. Total-e Content gives FDCH e-Media the capability to not only automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. their existing billing solution, but also to efficiently manage and settle royalties and commissions with license owners and distribution partners. TeleKnowledge's rapid implementation model, combined with advanced XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. and Java-based application program interfaces (APIs), that enables the system to be fully operational within a few weeks, was one of the main reasons for the selection of the TeleKnowledge platform over its competitors. "FDCH e-Media has been a leading innovator in the digital media marketplace for more than 8 years. It is our mission to offer content providers innovative offerings, and leverage the power of new technology to generate new forms of revenue from business content. We have been using a manual system for our billing in the past, but our business has grown to a point where such a solution becomes untenable. We needed to implement a system that enabled us to get up and running quickly, and did not inconvenience our staff, our clients, and our partners," said Carr CARR Carrier CARR Customer Acceptance Readiness Review CARR Carrollton Railroad CARR Corrective Action Request and Report CARR City Area Rural Rides (Texas) CARR Configuration Audit Readiness Review CARR Customer Acceptance Requirements Review Davis, Chairman and Founder of FDCH e-Media. "After evaluating other systems, we found that Total-e Content was the only commercially available system to provide all the functionality and flexibility we needed. We were particularly impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with the professionalism of the TeleKnowledge organization, and the capabilities and understanding their Sales team and Service department have for the needs of Content Providers. They responded very quickly to craft a solution that addressed our particular needs, and exceeded all our expectations on timeliness and budgetary management. We view TeleKnowledge as a key partner in continuing our profitable growth." In addition to the Associated Press, FDCH e-Media databases are licensed and distributed by a distinguished client base including The Congressional Quarterly Congressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is a privately owned publishing company that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress. , The Financial Times, DowJones, Dialog, Lexis-Nexis, Thomson Dialog, Reuters, Bloomberg, and Westlaw. The content partners include CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , CNNfn, MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company , CBS News CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Its current president is Sean McManus who is also head of CBS Sports. Current productions Current television shows
"TeleKnowledge is committed to providing all players in the Content Commerce arena with the only out-of-the-box solution designed specifically to support all aspects of their business," said Thomas Gensch, Vice President of Global Sales for TeleKnowledge. "FDCH e-Media's selection of Total-e Content proves that TeleKnowledge has developed a compelling solution that offers true value to all players in this rapidly emerging industry. We look forward to working with FDCH e-Media and their partners to maximize the profit generating potential of Content Commerce solutions." About FDCH e-Media FDCH e-Media stands at the forefront of the digital revolution by publishing valuable information in a digital form, then distributing it in real-time to desktop computers as an integral part of the interactive web of tomorrow. Formed in 1993, FDCH e-Media has grown into a company with over 100 employees dedicated to developing and publishing news and information for the electronic information marketplace. On a daily basis, FDCH e-Media publishes a proprietary body of broadcast, government, financial and international news and information in an electronic text format for news-related, research, market intelligence, and industry surveillance purposes. For more information visit www.fdchemedia.com About TeleKnowledge TeleKnowledge offers the leading Content Commerce platform for fee-based providers. The flagship offering, Total-e Content(TM), is an enterprise-grade, out-of-the-box platform that enables content providers to generate revenue in new ways from their online customers. In addition, it allows them to resolve partnership commission, licensing, and royalty payment issues, and to authorize To empower another with the legal right to perform an action. The Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce. authorize v. to officially empower someone to act. (See: authority) , measure, and invoice An itemized statement or written account of goods sent to a purchaser or consignee by a vendor that indicates the quantity and price of each piece of merchandise shipped. A consular invoice is one used in foreign trade. for content usage. TeleKnowledge solutions are deployed worldwide by many of the leading business information, digital services, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , media and entertainment, and Internet content organizations. For more information on TeleKnowledge, visit www.teleknowledge.com TeleKnowledge - Making Content Make Money |
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